Have you missed the discussion initiated by user apo? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14261923 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14261923 (I hope I'm l

Have you missed the discussion initiated by user apo? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14261923 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14261923 (I hope I'm linking the right thing). Germany had a strong Mittelstand (and was indeed struggling with an uncomfortably strong Deutsche Mark) long before the Euro. I suspect it would have worked out.